"Sorry, Miss Elysia. I thought I was dreaming just now!"
Hoshimi Miyabi looked at Elysia, then rubbed her temples. As her mind cleared, she began to remember what had happened in the illusion.
Watching them, Tsukishiro Yanagi felt as though her section chief had been won over in a matter of seconds.
"Harumasa... should I stop her?"
"Deputy Chief, do you think you can?" Harumasa watched for a moment, then added, "But Deputy Chief, Chief Miyabi's ears look so soft... I've always wanted to touch them too."
He reached out, eager to try, but Tsukishiro Yanagi slapped his hand away.
She turned to him with a stern expression. "Harumasa, at a time like this? You're still thinking about touching the chief's ears? Get serious and get in line. I'm next!!"
Hoshimi Miyabi: "..."
Harumasa: "..."
Not far away, Soukaku stood beside the cluster of pink crystals, her head tilted as she studied Bringer inside the seal. Suddenly, she called out, "Yanagi! Harumasa! Come look! I think Bringer's still moving!"
Before Soukaku had finished speaking—
Boom!!
The pink crystal cluster exploded, sending shards and a shockwave sweeping in every direction.
"Soukaku, look out!"
The explosion swallowed Tsukishiro Yanagi's voice. The blast hurled Soukaku into the air, but Harumasa reacted in an instant. He lunged forward and caught her with both hands. They rolled across the ground several times before coming to a stop.
When the dust settled, Bringer appeared before them again. His second transformation was complete. His body looked more monstrous than before, and the aura around him felt even more ominous.
An orange-red glow shone through his body, like molten lava flowing beneath his skin.
Bringer raised a hand, and the enormous gray hand behind him moved with it. A blinding violet light flared in its palm.
Ether Energy